STOCKS TICK UP: Here's what you need to know

Stocks edged up on Monday, with all three indices just barely scraping to new highs.

Dow: 23,548.42, +9.23, (+0.04%)

S&P 500: 2,591.13, +3.29, (+0.13%)

Nasdaq: 6,786.44, +22.00, (+0.33%)

1. Disney has reportedly been in talks to buy most of 21st Century Fox, CNBC's David Faber reported. A deal would exclude the Fox broadcast network because Disney can't own two broadcast networks, the report said. It would also exclude Fox's sports channels to avoid regulatory scrutiny that would come on concerns that combining with ESPN is anti-competitive.

5. House GOP leaders scored a big win for their giant tax plan. Rep. Tom MacArthur of New Jersey on Monday said he planned to support the tax bill rolled out by House GOP leaders last week, despite changes to a key deduction for his state. He was initially skeptical of the bill because of its proposed repeal of most of the state and local tax deduction, which allows people to subtract what they pay in state and local taxes from their federal tax bill.